Chapter I: Why Is Arabia Topsy-Turvy Land? 15

II. A LESSON IN GEOGRAPHY 21
III. THE SQUARE-HOUSE WITH THE BLACK OVERCOAT 27
IV. SABBACH-KUM BIL KHEIR! 31
V. AT THE CORNER GROCERY 37
VI. BLIND FATIMAH 43
VII. DATES AND SUGAR-CANE 47
VIII. THE SHEPHERD OF THE SEWING-MACHINE 54
IX. THE CHILDREN OF THE DESERT 58
X. NOORAH'S PRAYER 64
XI. PICTURES WITH WORDS ONLY 69
XII. THE QUEER PENNIES OF OMAN AND HASSA 73
XIII. ARAB BABIES AND THEIR MOTHERS 79
XIV. BOAT-BUILDERS AND CARPENTERS 85
XV. ARABIC PROVERBS AND ARABIC HUMOUR 92
XVI. GOLD, FRANKINCENSE AND MYRRH 97
XVII. SLAVES AND SLAVE TRADERS 101
XVIII. ABOUT SOME LITTLE MISSIONARIES 108
XIX. TURNING THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN 113
XX. TURNING THE WORLD DOWNSIDE UP 118

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ARAB BOYS _Facing Title._ MODES OF TRAVEL 16 EUROPEAN VISITORS ON DONKEYS 18 MAP OF ARABIA 23 READY FOR A CAMEL RIDE 24 THE SQUARE HOUSE WITH THE BLACK OVERCOAT 29 SABBACH-KUM BIL KHEIR! 33 ARAB GROCER 38 ARAB BOY IN A CROCKERY SHOP 41 HOW A MOSLEM BOY PRAYS 45 WOMEN SELLING SUGAR-CANE 48 DATES GROWING ON A DATE PALM 50 FIRE WOOD MARKET, BUSRAH 52 ARAB RIDERS WITH LANCES 60 PEARL MERCHANTS 62 ARABIAN WATER-BOTTLE 63 [From the Sunday School Times, by permission.] DESIGNS MADE OUT OF ARABIC WRITING 70 ARABIC LETTER FROM A POOR CRIPPLE 72 OMAN COIN 73 HASSA COINS 76 DATE-STICK CRADLE 80 WOMEN GRINDING AT THE MILL 82 BEDOUIN WOMEN EATING THEIR BREAKFAST 84 CARGO BOATS, BAHREIN 86 RIVER BOAT BUSRAH 87 SAWING A BEAM 89 AN ARAB CARPENTER'S TOOLS 90 PUZZLE OF THE THIRTY MEN 96 BRANCH OF THE INCENSE TREE 98 SLAVE GIRL IN ARABIA 102 LIBERATED SLAVES AT BAHREIN 104 MISSION HOUSE AT BUSRAH 110 THE SULTAN'S SOLDIERS 114 MUSCAT HARBOUR 122 AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW DRESS 124